In this video I talk about our church’s passion for raising children to follow our King. Christianity.com: How can a church best serve families, children and teens?-Chris Brauns from christianitydotcom2 on GodTube.
For Those in Favor of the Telephone
How strategically are you thinking about social media? Be encouraged to let others know about your local church’s web site, sermons, and your pastor’s blog. Facebook offers an ideal place to get the word out. I wasn’t around when our…
Rinse in the Resurrection this Weekend
If far too often your life feels like a crawl through sewage, then consider listening to my sermon from April 8 (Easter Sunday) so that you can rinse in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. You can listen to…
Wise words for pastors and local church leaders
From Desiring God’s blog: Darrin Patrick is the pastor of The Journey in St. Louis, a church he planted back in 2002. He also serves as the Vice President of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network and has written a…
Starting a Fire in the Summer Sun
Here is a summer science project. Do this one at your own risk. Choose an afternoon when the summer sun is burning down, get a magnifying glass and a pile of some dry combustible material. Dried leaves will work just…
How to Thrive at College
Alex Chediak: College should be a temporary season of academic preparation and personal growth to propel a lifetime of effective service to God and neighbor. It should be a launching pad into all that goes with responsible Christian adulthood. Yet…
What We Stress to Our Graduating Seniors
Over the years I have been in pastoral ministry, I have developed a letter I share each year with our graduating seniors. The goal is to fit on one page central truths we pray they will take with them wherever…
Visit a church with Ed Stetzer
Ed Stetzer warmly describes doing pulpit supply at a small church in Tennessee. It’s a fun post to read, though I don’t think the young people in our church will want us to start announcing their grades. Visit Progressive Primitive…
Dangerous Concessions
Mike Wittmer: I read this story in Todd Billings’ award winning book, Union with Christ, and thought there might be a devotional in it. I know I should post more than my latest drafts for Our Daily Journey, but it’s either this…
Thom Rainer’s 10 Signs of an Inwardly Focused Church
Thom Rainer: Any healthy church must have some level of inward focus. Those in the church should be discipled. Hurting members need genuine concern and ministry. Healthy fellowship among the members is a good sign for a congregation. But churches…